Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Bowling in Texas - 5

441 (143 - 176 - 122) - Green Acres Bowl, Tyler, TX, 2/20/20
440 (112 - 145 - 183) - Bowlero The Woodlands, The Woodlands, TX, 2/23/20
433 (121 - 178 - 134) - 300 Bowl, Conroe, TX, 2/9/20
411 (132 - 146 - 133) - Huntsville Lanes, Huntsville, TX, 3/4/20
286 (105 -   88 -   93) - Corsicana Park Lanes, Corsicana, TX, 2/14/20

(128 - 170) - AMF Diamond Lanes, Houston, TX, 11/18/18 (with Waverly)

1985 The Sporting News Covers

12/30/85 -
12/23/85 - Who Will Be No. 1?  OU, Penn State, Miami, Iowa
12/16/85 - Which Back is Best?  Paytwon, Craig, Allen, Wilder
12/09/85 - Kirk Gibson, Detroit Tigers
12/02/85 - Lawrence Taylor and Freeman McNeil
11/25/85 - Gerry Faust, Notre Dame - College Basketball Preview
11/18/85 - Los Angeles Rams Secondary
11/11/85 - Ohio State Spoils Iowa's Hopes For A Perfect Season
11/04/85 - Kansas City Royals
10/28/85 - Jim McMahon, Chicago Bears
10/21/85 - Kareen Abdul Jabbar and Julius Irving
10/14/85 - St. Louis Cardinals
10/07/85 - Pedro Guerrero, Los Angeles Dodgers
09/30/85 - Battle For The Big Apple:  Mets and Yankees
09/23/85 - Neil Lomax, St. Louis Cardinals
09/16/85 - Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds
09/09/85 - Empty Hopes, Empty Seats:  Pittsburgh Pirates
09/02/85 - Curt Warner, Seattle Seahawks
08/26/85 - Bo Jackson, Auburn
08/19/85 - It's Over, For Pete's Sake (MLB Strike)
08/12/85 - Tom Seaver, Chicago White Sox
08/05/85 - NFL Hall of Fame:  Namath, Simpson, Staubach
07/29/85 - Dwight Gooden and MLB Hall of Fame Class (Drawing)
07/22/85 - Gettin' Ready For The NFL
07/15/85 - Bill Caudill and Gary Lavelle
07/08/85 - Vince Coleman, St. Louis Cardinals
07/01/85 - Dale Murphy and Eddie Murphy:  Baseball's Best Hitters
06/24/85 - Good Trades, Bad Trades:  MLB
06/17/85 - Joaquin Andujar and Mario Soto:  Dominican Dandies
06/10/85 - Kansas City Royals
06/03/85 - Jim Kelly, Kelvin Bryant, Herschel Walker, Gary Anderson
05/27/85 - Los Angeles Dodgers
05/20/85 - Billy Martin, New York Yankees
05/13/85 - Boston Red Sox:  Big Bats In Boston
05/06/85 - James Worthy and Magic Johnson:  Los Angeles Lakers
04/29/85 - Dale Murphy, Atlanta Braves
04/22/85 - LaMarr Hoyt, San Diego Padres
04/15/85 - Sparky Anderson with Gibson, Trammell, Hernandez, Morris
04/08/85 - Don Mattingly and Rickey Henderson, New York Yankees
04/01/85 - Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
03/25/85 - Bruce Sutter, Atlanta Braves
03/18/85 - American Capitalism:  An NHL Success Story
03/11/85 - The Twin Towers of Texas:  Akeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson
03/04/85 - Ryne Sandberg, Chicago Cubs
02/25/85 - Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
02/18/85 - Chris Mullin, St. John's
02/11/85 - What A Collection! - Barry Halper
02/04/85 - Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
01/28/85 - Joe Montana and Wendell Tyler, San Francisco 49ers
01/21/85 - Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers
01/14/85 - Mark Clayton, Miami Dolphins
01/07/85 - Who Can Stop The Dolphins?

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

1986 The Sporting News Covers

12/22/86 - Bernie Kosar - Raymond Berry - Ron Harper
12/15/86 - Jerry Rice - Kevin Loughery - Roger Clemens
12/08/86 - Joe Montana - Michael Jordan - Darrell Thompson
12/01/86 - Vinny Testaverde - Rueben Mayes - Ron Hextall
11/24/86 - Eric Dickerson - Brian Bosworth - Lance Parrish
11/17/86 - Lawrence Taylor - Ken O'Brien - Dale Earnhardt
11/10/86 - Jim McMahon - Chuck Noll - Bo Jackson/Brent Fullwood
11/03/86 - Boston and New York Mets World Series
10/27/86 - NY Mets World Series - Mike Schmidt - Tim Richmond
10/20/86 - John Elway - Pete Rozelle - Bob Tway
10/13/86 - Glenn Davis - Keith Hernandez - Wally Joyner - Jim Rice
10/06/86 - Vinny Testaverde - Patrick Roy - America's Cup
09/29/86 - Gary Carter - Roger Clemens - Richie Ashburn
09/22/86 - Lou Holtz - Michael Andretti - Andre Tippitt, New England
09/15/86 - Herschel Walker - Ivan Lendl - Rob Deer
09/08/86 - Jay Schroeder - Jack Morris - Greg Norman
09/01/86 - Don Mattingly - Rickey Henderson - Darlington NASCAR
08/25/86 - Earl Weaver - Tommy Lasorda - John McEnroe
08/18/86 - Jose Canseco - Tim Raines - Rickey Jackson, New Orleans
08/11/86 - Pete Rozelle USFL - Pat Bradley - Willie McCovey - Fran Tarkenton
08/04/86 - Bill Bradley/Jack Kemp - Mike Scott - Glenn Davis
07/28/86 - 84 US Olympic Baseball Team Follow-up - Roger Clemens - Karl Mecklenburg
07/21/86 - Dieter Brock - Tom Landry - Sid Fernandez/Ron Darling/Jesse Orosco
07/14/86 - Wade Boggs - LeRoy Irvin - Bo Jackson
07/07/86 - Mike Krukow, San Francisco - Baseball and Home Runs - Jack Nicklaus
06/30/86 - George Steinbrenner - Darrell Waltrip - Len Bias
06/23/86 - Ray Floyd - Bobby Valentine - Hal Lanier
06/16/86 - Larry Bird v. Houston - Don Sutton - William Andrews
06/09/86 - Dwight Gooden/Keith Hernandez - Tom Watson - Dennis Leonard
06/02/86 - Joe Paterno - Hubie Brooks - Robin Yount
05/26/86 - Rose/Carlton/Ryan - Buddy Ryan - Kirby Puckett
05/19/86 - Phil Niekro - Billy Martin - Mike Schmidt - Wayne Gretzky
05/12/86 - Reggie Jackson/Don Sutton/Bob Boone - Lou Holtz - Larry Bird
05/05/86 - Bill Walton - Ron Guidry - Joe Theismann
04/28/86 - Dick Williams / LaMarr Hoyt - Michael Spinks - Bill Bradley
04/21/86 - Incaviglia/Clark/Canseco/Gallaraga - Bo Jackson - Rod Carew
04/14/86 - Edmonton Oilers - Frank Layden - Jimmy Arias
04/07/86 - Ozzie Smith - Joe Montana - Bernhard Langer
03/31/86 - Larry Bird/Magic Johnson - Bert Blyleven - Walter Berry
03/24/86 - Dave Parker - Darryl Strawberry - Marvin Hagler
03/17/86 - Reggie Jackson - Fuzzy Zoeller - Danny Manning
03/10/86 - Manute Bol - Spud Webb - Doug Flutie - Herschel Walker
03/03/86 - George Brett - Jack Clark - Rickey Henderson
02/24/86 - Kenny Smith/Duane Ferrell/Johnny Dawkins - Tom Landry - Charles Barkley
02/17/86 - Candlestick Park - Brad Davis - Bruce Sutter - Bob Froese
02/10/86 - Ken Harrelson - Maurice Lucas - Brad Dougherty
02/03/86 - Chicago Bears - Scotty Bowman - Alvin Robertson
01/27/86 - Akeem Olajuwon - Mike Ditka - Marcus Allen - Mario Lemieux
01/20/86 - Chicago Bears - SBI Reflections - Walter Berry
01/13/86 - Dolphins/Browns - Mike Bossy/Gil Perreault - Michael Cooper
01/06/86 - Pete Rose - Whitey Herzog - Sidney Moncrief - Peter Ueberroth

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Tap Out Ten; February 26, 2020

So what's going on?  I guess a lot - and nothing, all at the same time.

There's nothing really major happening in my life.

I'm thankful for my health, job and family.

The crazy thing is trying to stay busy.  That's the biggest challenge.  If I don't fill my time with something, I get really lazy - and that's not a good look for me.

In fact, it affects me negatively in how I look at myself.

So, it is "do something".  I've probably seen more sporting events than the average person, but those too have a limit.

I thought about going down tonight to see Houston Baptist host Nicholls State, but honestly, I'm tired of watching the Huskies head men's basketball coach's antics.

Therefore, I'm going to go grab a bite to eat and see a movie.

Little bit of a shame of that's how I spend my time anymore, but I'd rather do something than nothing.

I have nothing against people who enjoy watching TV or movies at home, for that matter, but on the former, to me, it seems a waste of my time.

I'm looking forward to heading out of town this weekend for a very, very quick trip to Nashville.

My daughter really doesn't like to miss going to church on Sunday so we're flying up Friday night, running a 5K at 8:15 a.m. on Saturday morning, going back to the hotel, get cleaned up and head to Lipscomb University for a 1 p.m. men's basketball game against Liberty, her alma mater, and then it is a flight home that night.

It'll be fun.

She wants to do another half marathon soon, but many are on Sunday.  I think I found one today for next Saturday in Wichita Falls that is pretty much pancake flat.  Will give her the opportunity to kick the tires on her continued fitness -- and see if she can PR after being 12 seconds from it at Katy earlier this month.

For me, it will just be about keeping some semblance of miles up.  In my last 30 days reporting period, I had over 120 miles combined running and walking - split pretty evenly.  Ok, maybe not -- 54.54 miles running, 13.5 miles walking (to break a sweat) and then another 62.57 miles of what I might call light walking, but still I walk with intention.

As one of my favorite expressions is, "I'll take it."

When's the next time that I announce?  Sunday, March 24 at the Pearland Half Marathon.  I'm looking forward to it.

Then after that I really don't have anything on the calendar until the fall.

I need to respond back to The Woodlands Township on what I intend to do for Woodforest Bank Triathlon, Muddy Trails and Ten For Texas.  It is a shame that I even consider giving those up, but we'll see.  I really owe Megan in Parks and Recreation a telephone call to let them know.  I know that there'll be a lot of people disappointed.

If I were to look at it from a financial perspective, I'd be disappointed as the Township is some of the best money in town.  I walk away with a check every time.  Couple of producers around town that that can't be said for.  Robby Sabban, Bill Gardner and Jana Landry fall into that group.  Give Andy Stewart an invoice and he pays you.  Can't ask for much more than that.

My ten minutes for today is up.

Hope you've had a great week so far and have plans to have an excellent weekend ahead as we move into March.

1987 The Sporting News Covers

12/28/87 -
12/21/87 - Bobby Hebert - Peter Ueberroth - Tim Richmond
12/14/87 - Tim Brown - George Bell - Manute Bol/Tyrone Bogues
12/07/87 - Bo Jackson - Pat LaFontaine - Calvin Natt
11/30/87 - Charles Thompson, Oklahoma - Emmitt Smith - Davey/Bobby Allison
11/23/87 - Walter Payton - Ozzie Newsome - Deion Sanders
11/16/87 - Athletes and Agents - Dan Quisenberry/Eddie Murray - Martina Navratilova
11/09/87 - Putting The Pieces Back Together (NFL Strike) - Gaston Green
11/02/87 - Minnesota Twins
10/26/87 - Twins/Cardinals - Andre Dawson - Bo Jackson - Jimmy Johnson
10/19/87 - World Series Issue - Roger Clemens - Ray Knight
10/12/87 - St. Louis Cardinals - Wayne Gretzky - Muhammad Ali
10/05/87 - Detroit/Toronto - Roger Craig - NFL Players' Strike
09/28/87 - Baltimore Colts - Kevin Seitzer - Alain Prost
09/21/87 - Brian Bosworth/Vinny Testaverde - Vince Coleman - New York Giants
09/14/87 - Jamelle Holieway - Howard Johnson - Dave Stewart
09/07/87 - Will Clark - Paul Molitor - Pat Cash
08/31/87 - Jack Clark - Eric Davis - Andre Dawson - George Bell - Mark McGwire - Don Mattingly
08/24/87 - Greg Louganis - Cal Ripken, Sr. - How To Cheat In Baseball
08/17/87 - Jim McMahon - Rick Reuschel - Len Dawson/Joe Greene
08/10/87 - Baseball's Most Misleading Stats
08/03/87 - Whitey Herzog - Catfish Hunter/Billy Willams (HOF)
07/27/87 - Bert Blyleven/Jeff Reardon - Terry Pendelton - Talladega
07/20/87 - New Look For NFL? - Frank Robinson - Leila Wagner
07/13/87 - Jack Morris/Alan Trammell - George Bell - Ozzie Smith
07/06/87 - Chicago Cubs - Chicago White Sox
06/29/87 - Scott Simpson - Bob Horner - Richard Petty
06/22/87 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Mark McGwire - Lee Smith - Boris Becker
06/15/87 - Eric Davis - College World Series - Lakers/Celtics
06/08/87 - Jack Clark - Jacques Demers - Joe DiMaggio
06/01/87 - Charlie Hudson/Rickey Henderson - Tony Gwynn - Bernie Bickerstaff
05/25/87 - Bret Saberhagen - Wayne Gretzky - A.J. Foyt
05/18/87 - Pete Rose - Michael Jordan - Frank White
05/11/87 - Andre Dawson - Cornelius Bennett - Alan Trammell/Lou Whitaker
05/04/87 - What's Wrong With College Sports? - Milwaukee MLB - Bo Jackson
04/27/87 - Magic Johnson - Barry Bosworth - Jim Rice
04/20/87 - Larry Mize - Al Campanis - Vinny Testaverde
04/13/87 - Ron Guidry - Barry Bonds - Dwight Gooden - Maurice Lucas
04/06/87 - Reggie Jackson - Steve Alford/Bobby Knight - Sugar Ray Leonard
03/30/87 - Mike Schmidt - George Brett - Bobby Rahal
03/23/87 - Julius Erving - Michael Jordan - Jim Eisenriech - Artis Gilmore
03/16/87 - Tito Horford/JR Reid - Jim Kelly - Chi Chi Rodriguez
03/09/87 - Steve Alford - Dick Howser - Mike Liut
03/02/87 - Dwight Gooden - Joe Carter - Von Hayes - Pete Incaviglia
02/23/87 - David Robinson - Wayne Gretzky - Lafayette Lever/Dale Ellis
02/16/87 - Bobby Knight - Reggie Williams - Geoff Bodine
02/09/87 - Los Angeles Clippers - Larry Bird - Andy Messersmith
02/02/87 - New York Giants over the Denver Broncos
01/26/87 - John Elway - Lawrence Taylor - Shirley Muldowney
01/19/87 - New York Giants NFL - Kelly Tripucka - Steve Zungul
01/12/87 - Penn State Football - Dominique Wilkins - Deane Beman
01/05/87 - Larry Bird - William Perry - Peter Ueberroth - Boston MLB

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

1988 The Sporting News Covers

12/26/88 -
12/19/88 - Barry Sanders - Jerry Glanville - Roberto Guerrero - Tom Chambers
12/12/88 - Arizona Cardinals - New Orleans Saints - Orel Hershiser
12/05/88 - Notre Dame over USC - Curvin Richards - Lefty Driesell - Doug Flutie
11/28/88 - Lou Holtz - Tracy Austin - Tom Landry - Chuck Noll
11/21/88 - Boomer Esiason - Markus Paul, Syracuse - Marty McSorley, LA Kings
11/14/88 - Vinny Testaverde - Dick Schultz, NCAA - Broderick Thomas
11/07/88 - Larry Bird/Magic - Eric Dickerson - Tony LaRussa
10/31/88 - Orel Hershiser, Los Angeles Dodgers
10/24/88 - Mike Ditka - A's/Dodgers in World Series - Gary Player
10/17/88 - Kirk Gibson - Wade Boggs - Jose Canseco - Darryl Strawberry
10/10/88 - Seoul, South Korea Summer Olympics - Orel Hershiser
10/03/88 - Matt Biondi/Janet Evans - Edmonton, NHL - Karl Nelson, NY Giants
09/26/88 - Michael Irvin - Baseball in Hollywood - Whitey Herzog
09/19/88 - Cornelius Bennett - Steffi Graf - Rick Reuschel
09/12/88 - Washington Redskins Braintrust - Pascual Perez, Montreal - Kellen Winslow
09/05/88 - Kirby Puckett - Dennis Rasmussen - Chip Hanauer
08/29/88 - Joe Montana - Denny McLain - Andre Agassi
08/22/88 - Detroit Tigers - Jim Gott/Jeff Robinson, Pittsburgh - Wayne Gretzky
08/15/88 - Darryl Stingley - Joe Morgan - US Women's Gymnastics
08/08/88 - Darryl Strawberry - Jack Ham - Seve Ballesteros
08/01/88 - Frank Viola, Minnesota - U.S. Men's Track and Field - Refrigerator Perry
07/25/88 - George Brett - Chris Sabo - Terry Steinbach
07/18/88 - Tony Dorsett - Reggie Rogers - Will Clark
07/11/88 - Baseball Cards:  Big Business - Andy Van Slyke - Danny Manning
07/04/88 - Billy Martin - Andres Galarraga - Magic Johnson
06/27/88 - Curtis Strange/Nick Faldo - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Michele Granger
06/20/88 - Squawk About Balks - Greg Maddux/Mark Grace - Steffi Graf
06/13/88 - Michael Spinks - Greg Swindell - Curtis Strange - Carney Lansford
06/06/88 - Nolan Ryan - Dwight Gooden - David Robinson
05/30/88 - Wrigley Field - Indy 500 Memories - Bobby Bonilla - Terry Crisp
05/23/88 - Larry Bird/Dennis Johnson - Davey Johnson - Michael Jordan
05/16/88 - Dave Parker/Jose Canseco/Mark McGwire - Ferris Fain - Pete Rose
05/09/88 - Roger Clemens - Patrick Ewing - Dancer's Image
05/02/88 - Billy Martin/Dave Winfield - Stan Kasten - Billie Jean King
04/25/88 - Frank Robinson - Eddie Murray - Pat Riley
04/18/88 - Sandy Lyle - Tim Brown - Kelly Stouffer - Neil Bonnett
04/11/88 - Kent Hrbek - Larry Brown - Winston Garland, Golden State
04/04/88 - Bob Horner - Larry Mize - Oklahoma Men's Basketball
03/28/88 - Hersey Hawkins - Bill Bidwill - Bill Shoemaker
03/21/88 - Danny Ainge - Tim Perry, Temple - Jim Finks
03/14/88 - Mario Lemieux/Paul Coffey - Seattle Supersonics - Dan Gable
03/07/88 - Kirk Gibson/Tommy Lasorda - Steve Bedrosian - Tim Browning - Mike Greenwell
02/29/88 - JR Reid/Danny Ferry - Calgary Olympics - Mark Price
02/22/88 - Charles Barkley - Casey Fisher, USM - NHL All-Star Game
02/15/88 - Ron Hextail - Mookie Blaylock - Bill Elliott
02/08/88 - Doug Williams, Washington Redskins
02/01/88 - Yankees/Mets - Jim Mora - Jerry Rice
01/25/88 - Doug Williams - John Elway
01/18/88 - Washington Redskins - James Worthy - Bob Probert
01/11/88 - Jimmy Johnson, Miami - Business of Sponsoring Sports - Byron Larkin
01/04/88 - Jerry Rice, Man of the Year

Monday, February 17, 2020

1989 The Sporting News Covers

12/25/89 -
12/18/89 - Steve Largent - Darian Hagen - Minnesota NFL
12/11/89 - Jim Kelly - Eric Davis - Roland Hemond/Kevin Mitchell
12/04/89 - Miami over Notre Dame - Roberto Duran - Todd Marinovich
11/27/89 - Sugar Ray Leonard - Cleveland Browns - Raghib Ismail
11/22/89 - Bill McCartney, Colorado - Frank Viola - Keith McCants
11/13/89 - Mike Simms, NY Giants - Emmitt Smith - Robinson/Zimmer
11/06/89 - Oakland Athletics
10/30/89 - Earthquake Postpones Fall Classic
10/23/89 - Dave Stewart, Oakland - Andre Ware - Pat Dye, Auburn
10/16/89 - Kevin Mitchell - Sandberg - McGwire - Fred McGriff
10/09/89 - Randall Cunningham/Reggie White - Fittipaldi - Lemieux
10/02/89 - Baltimore Orioles - Tim Krumrie - Jim McMahon
09/25/89 - Notre Dame over Michigan - Cal Ripken, Jr. - Steve Cauthen
09/18/89 - Wade Boggs and Tony Gwynn
09/11/89 - Carl Peterson/Marty Schottenheimer - Giamatti - Schembechler
09/04/89 - Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds
08/28/89 - Mike Scott, Houston - Lou Holtz - Jose Oquendo
08/21/89 - Nolan Ryan - Jim Valvano - Jim Bouton
08/14/89 - Kevin Mitchell/Will Clark - Chicago Bears - Greg Norman
08/07/89 - Lonnie Smith - Tom Watson - NFL in Britain
07/31/89 - Palmeiro/Sierra/Franco - Sparky Anderson - Montreal Expos
07/24/89 - Orel Hershiser, Los Angeles - Howard Johnson
07/17/89 - Bill Walsh - Patrick Ewing - Napoleon McCallum
07/10/89 - Dallas Green - Dave Winfield - Curtis Strange - Pervis Ellison
07/03/89 - Don Zimmer - Neil Lomax - Barry Switzer - John Franco
06/26/89 - Detroit over LA Lakers - Von Hayes - Curtis Strange
06/19/89 - 150 Years of Baseball
06/12/89 - Bert Blyleven - Mike Schmidt - Deion Sanders
06/05/89 - Toronto Blue Jays - Lanny McDonald - Will Clark
05/29/89 - Detroit Pistons - Bret Saberhagen - Pat Burns, Montreal NHL
05/22/89 - Tommy John - Rick Mears - Jose DeLeon
05/15/89 - Baltimore Orioles - Dale Murphy - Mario Lemieux
05/08/89 - Nick Leyva - Kevin Mitchell - Kentucky Derby Preview
05/01/89 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Gregg Jefferies - NFL Draft
04/24/89 - Pete Rose - Terry Cummings - Ellis Burks - Roger Penske
04/17/89 - Nick Faldo - Troy Aikman, UCLA - Rodman/Pippen
04/10/89 - Ken Griffey, Sr. and Jr. - Michigan NCAA - Rafael Palmeiro
04/03/89 - Jack McKeon/Jack Clark/Bruce Hurst - Pete Rozelle
03/27/89 - Chris Mullin - Stacey King - Bo Jackson
03/20/89 - Charles Barkley/Michael Jordan - Lionel Simmons - George Allen
03/13/89 - Oklahoma/Missouri NCAA Hoops - Red Schoendienst - Ralph Miller
03/06/89 - Bobby Valentine - Andy Van Slyke - Paul Molitor - Eddie Murray
02/27/89 - Danny Ferry - Sean Elliott - Pervis Ellison - Stacey King
02/20/89 - Chris Jackson - Wayne Gretzky - Benny Parsons, NASCAR
02/13/89 - Big Ten Hoops - Marcus Allen - Karl Malone
02/06/89 - Wayne Gretzky - Don Nelson - Houston McTear
01/30/89 - San Francisco 49ers
01/23/89 - Jimmy Rodgers, Boston - Boomer Esiason - Yaz/Johnny Bench
01/16/89 - Joe Montana and Boomer Esiason
01/09/89 - Chicago Bears - Joe Barry Carroll - Bobby Allison
01/02/89 - Jackie Joyner-Kersee